#stand down order

[lasseling]

Secret Service Given ‘Stand Down’ Orders Before Trump Assassination Attempt

Shortly after Saturday’s attempted assassination of Donald Trump, eyewitnesses and videos reveal that the Secret Service were given ‘stand down’ orders to allow the rooftop shooter to carry out the hit.

[cloysterbell]

Pete, I need you to stay here.

[u5an5]

Theory: The Clone X was not Cody like some people think or even Fives (I know he's been dead for a very long time but so was Boba Fett and look where we are. Plus, Echo was supposed to be certainly dead too; making him Winter Soldier-esque storyline wouldn't be that surprising) or not even Slick.

((Also, now that we've seen his face devoid of any tattoos or scars I think first two takes are definitely not applicable anymore; they wouldn't put that much effort to make him unrecognizable))

Back to the point: In my opinion, The Clone X was none other than...

Fox.

Now let me explain.

Who else, other than X, was loyal to the law and justice dictated by it over any moral or ethic code?

Fox.

Who else was portrayed with such single-minded focus on hunting down traitors of the government he served, regardless of what it was?

Fox.

Who else could know not only Coruscant so well but also identify Rex like they knew each other?

He already was a remarkably successful tracker of traitors, why not make him more efficient by pointing them out for him?

Good soldiers follow orders, after all.

[almightyramtha]

It's so fucking funny to me that Gale comes off like the Horny Wizard™️ but the moment you act like a goblin at all with any of the sextracurricular opportunities he's like "I don't like this :("

His reality seems more: "Horny for sex? I'm horny for love! Horny for companionship! Horny to cook for you a sumptuous meal, sit beside the hearth, and share with you my deepest feelings of admiration and passion! Horny for the comingling of two souls intertwined like lace upon the planes beyond mortal understanding! Yes, sometimes I'm also I'm horny for sex! But that is merely one single facet of my depth of character!"

[the-casbah-way]

i’m assuming jamie was written out for real-world logistical reasons but i don’t think he could or should have come back anyway. when the attack dog goes rabid and gnaws through his own fucking leash there's nothing much anyone can do but stand there and watch. you can train a dog to bite for you but once they've got enough of a taste for blood they're going to stop giving a shit about who they've got between their teeth so long as there's something to tear into. maybe malcolm never had jamie on a leash in the first place. maybe jamie didn't bite because malcolm asked him to. maybe he just liked the taste of blood. malcolm hired a loyal dog and got what he paid for because at the end of the day jamie stayed so loyal that it became the death of him. loyal to the party. not malcolm

[parab0mb]

Really love the vibe of the first-person cutscenes/sections, feels like something straight out of an ENA animation.

What the fuck man?

[randomfoggytiger]

randomfoggytiger Fictober: UPDATE

(Credit to: Stanislav Duben)

Still burnt out; so no Fictober fics or xf meta this coming week. Hopefully, everything'll be cleared up before Halloween. :DDD

(Who knew pouring everything I've got into creating content, with very little breaks, for two years would result in burn out? XDDDD)

[tswwwit]

just reread whump au for the nth time now, and it suddenly occurred to me what in god's name would've happened if dipper just straight up kicked the bucket right after saying, "i love you."

i can't imagine bill's reaction would've been a good one. i'm getting chills just trying to picture it, honestly.

in fact, just the image of dipper dying in general, and seeing the aftermath of that from bill's pov, has my whole body breaking out into goosebumps.

awesome.

also, let's just assume that bill hasn't yet figured out the whole reincarnation thing in this scenario aha

(i just really like angst okay? lmao)

Oh man, Bill? Oh Bill. Bill.

He would be very, very upset.

Also this is a good opportunity for the ol' classic:

[scuorge101]

By the way!!! If you don’t like Polites then my page is NOT for you!

This is a Polites enjoyers page!! 😁

[pegasusdrawnchariots]

Ask game 📜

Thank u for the tag, @ninadove!

Last song played: Hey Na Na by Katie Herzig solely bc this Starsky & Hutch fanvid has been living in my head rent-free for months now

Favourite colour: blue! 💙🩵

Favourite dish: torn between a rare steak w Diane sauce, a Japanese curry, a Caesar salad, & pumpkin soup w sour cream... don't even get me started on desserts 🤤

Current favourite characters: oh god where to begin. Cyrano de Bergerac obviously (& also Le Bret from the same play). Odysseus also obviously. Spike Spiegel, Shawn Spencer, Edmond Dantès, John Dorian, Porco Rosso. & some vvv old forever faves are Lorelai Gilmore, Indiana Jones, Emmy Altava, & Professor Layton! <3

Currently watching: Psych! 💚 The Pacific & Leverage & MASH w @oatflatwhite 💛 I'm also rewatching season 1 of Scrubs bc it was my fave season by far (they're babies!)

Last film I watched: I am beyond self-parody at this point bc it was either Roxane (2019) or Edmond (2019)... I can't even kid myself that it was Asteroid City (see, I do watch other things!) bc that was months ago. I'd like to watch an adaptation of The Count of Monte Cristo next! Even if I am afraid I'll have the same experience w it as u do @ninadove w Bram Stoker's Dracula dgksgskfhd

Current obsession: Psych. Pay no attention to the dozen Cyrano de Bergerac adaptations behind the curtain. ALSO GARDENING I just planted a bunch of tomato & basil together (intercropping ftw) & I'd like to start a boysenberry vine next week :)

Last thing I googled: not doxxing myself but I looked up the names of a game shop nearby bc I'm on the hunt for a specific board game as a friend's b'day prezzie :)

Tagging: @oatflatwhite, @swamp--girl, @coldforest, @clareguilty, @pixelated-glitter,

@justbecringe, @jules-and-company, & whoever else wants to play! Just say I tagged u ^_^

[bitomas]

HC: there's a memorial for Tomas' family near the border of Lin Kuei territory where they were killed

Tomas would always visit on the anniversary of their deaths. After leaving for the Shirai Ryu, he hadn't been there in some time so he decides to sneak into Lin Kuei territory.

He's suprised to see it not only has been well kept but someone has recently paid their respects. Tomas swallows over the lump in his throat as he noticed at the base, sat snowdrops in its own isolated patch of snow.

Only one person knew they were his mother's favorite flower.

[leslieseveride]

ya know, whenever tim does finally meet lucy's parents i sincerely hope that like the gentleman he is he insists that he cooks for and host them all so i can witness him getting increasingly more upset with the way they're berating their daughter, to the point where he just can't take it anymore and practically throws their asses out, because like hell you're gonna talk to her that way, not in my house!!

[imthursdaysyme]

arwen ft arthur giving his wife anything she wants

[downtherabbitholewithlucy]

🧑🏻‍⚖️⚖️The People v. Limp Bizkit⚖️🧑🏻‍⚖️

[crossdressingdeath]

Oh. Right. I'd forgotten about that fun little conversation where Cullen tells Cassandra to nominate a new commander and she refuses. And there's no opportunity to say "No, you don't get to make that call, you will nominate a new commander, that is an order". Genuinely, for all that Quiz is supposedly the most powerful person in Thedas it really does feel like they're trapped under the advisors' and Cassandra's control! This is my organization, Cullen is my commander (against my will, but even so); why the fuck does Cassandra get the final say on whether or not Meredith's right-hand-man currently going through withdrawal stays as commander?! Shouldn't that be the decision of... oh, I don't know, the Inquisitor?!

For once in his entire fucking life Cullen is putting someone else above himself. He looks at himself and his situation and says "No, this is not a position I should be in, it's not good for me or the Inquisition", and Bioware chooses this occasion to not let the player side with their special, special boy? The one time he's actually right? He's going through withdrawal. For five whole seconds it seems to actually be affecting him. He's not in any state to be leading armies and he knows it. And beyond that I reiterate my usual point of Meredith's second-in-command, leader of her death squads already being quite possibly the worst possible choice for a prominent member of the Inquisition if they want to appear even neutral in the mage/Templar conflict, which as a peacekeeping force they really should. He shouldn't be commander, and now he doesn't want to be commander, and if you like him it's also clear that it's getting increasingly unhealthy for him to be commander, so why can't Quiz just tell Cassandra that she doesn't get to just decide that their commander should be a high-ranking Templar going through withdrawal?! She should not have that power! She isn't even one of the Inquisitor's official advisors or seconds-in-command, much less the one in charge! It's not good for Cullen to be in such a high-stress position, it's not good for the Inquisition to have one of the leaders of the atrocities in Kirkwall in such a prominent role, and if your Inquisitor is a mage (or an elf, given the whole thing about Templars being sent in to harass and sometimes slaughter the Dalish for the local lord/the Chantry) it's not good for them to be forced to work so closely with someone who was part of the group largely responsible for oppressing them and who still clearly shares the beliefs of that group! He shouldn't be the commander for so many reasons, and many Inquisitors have good reason not to want him as the commander, so why does Cassandra get to unilaterally decide that he stays?

[anxiously-sidequesting]

hear me out. Ambrose (derogatory) could have been such a good character if he was *actually old* (no that party city beard ain't fooling me).

Like from the beginning it could have been "I'll show him- threatening a new student before orientation, no less- ACK, oof, my back!"

And YW would have been like "Nah don't worry about it old man, I'll fight that Mall staircase or whoever for you. But first let's get you to bed, you haven't taken your meds today."

Like it could've been such a great dynamic between a guy who's knowledgeable and truly wants to help but is way past his prime, and the young apprentice who has no idea what's going on at any given time but is "yeah this dude will 100% keel over from trying to take on the weight of the spiral if I leave him alone for two seconds so I'll knock some heads for him. I like knocking heads anyway >:D"

First off I absolutely love "Ambrose (derogatory)" I'm gonna get that tattooed on my body /j

AND SO LIKE IM KINDA LIKE 🤔 AT THIS SCENARIO (not you anon your idea is absolutely lovely, just thinkin hard about this) BECAUSE LIKE. OKAY HERE'S MY THOUGHT PROCESS

I guess it would be cool to have a YW who instead seems eager and willing to fulfill the role of the Savior instead of dreading it (and it would give a bit of a different face to their relationship mentor/mentee with Ambrose) buuuuuut like in the case that Ambrose is really too old to deal with things himself, instead of whatever reason he doesn't do things in canon, he could always just like find a capable and prepared adult to deal with the nationwide threat of Malistaire INSTEAD of the new kid who's eager to fight

AND THIS ISNT ME DISSING ON YOU ANON I LOVED YOUR IDEA. Like instead of seeing the YW unhappy and resentful and trudging along doing dangerous stuff it's interesting and cool to see where in an alternate universe the YW immediately takes to being a hero and loves the action and does it FOR Ambrose, not just because he told them to. I think that would be very cute if it like, removed the actual issue that Ambrose is still relying on an ill-prepared child to do his work. Whether in canon where the YW is urged to follow Ambrose after Malistaire, or if Ambrose falters and then the YW rushes in to beat his minions up instead, it's still on the Young Wizard to clean up this very adult mess. If this scenario continues on just like canon, the Wizard still ends up being Bartleby's Scion with a tainted Shadow Soul and heaps and heaps of trauma. It just started out a little differently

I HOPE IM NOT SCARING YOU ANON IM NOT SCOLDING YOU IM JUST ANALYZING THIS (please don't be sad I love you anon ty for sending this). Please feel free to send me more of this if you like because it's really interesting tbh. I really.hope I didn't scare you off with this HASKDNDRLSJSJ this was a great ask